damned_institute | Night 71: Sun Room

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Now this place, he remembered intimately for a number of reasons. Goku couldn't feasibly count the number of times Taura, Birdy, and he had come through here to get to the basement. Most of the time they had been stopped by someone or something lurking in here. The memory started his heart pumping with excitement. It had been a long time since he had a proper fight!

The one with Birdy didn't count. Goku thought back further and stopped on the time he had attacked Kibitoshin in this exact room. He tried, but he couldn't remember why he had wanted to defeat the man... Either way, it had been a great fight. It was also the night he had truly met Taura and everything she was capable of. Yeah, those were all fond memories!

Welp. Goku flicked his gaze back and forth within the spacious room, but nothing seemed willing to assault him. That was a real drag!

"Ah well..." Technically, he had a job to complete. Reluctantly, he peeled his feet off the carpet and moved to the doors that lead into the main hallways. He could there'd be a lot of people out there to throw these bricks at.

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[SC thread! If you want to try and fight off a brainwashed Korra, tag in here!]

These prisoners here deserved what they got. That was, at least, how it seemed to Korra when she was told what she needed to do. The guy who'd been briefing her hadn't been the friendliest ever, but that didn't matter.

These criminals were escaping, and it was the Avatar's job to stop them. To get them back to their rooms where they belonged.

Korra lit the room around her by lighting a fire in her palms as she stalked in and around the chairs of the Sun Room. She was in her proper Water Tribe getup again, fabrics and soft leathers that were great for moving around.

The room itself was pretty big; it was possible to sneak around her, if one was extremely careful, but was it worth the risk? Maybe, if one didn't know what Korra was capable of without the limits of the Institute.

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As they moved through the door, Lloyd subtly flexed his hand, then switched his sword over, giving him a chance to do the same with the other hand. The numbness was definitely spreading. It felt like it was in both hands now. He could still feel, the sensations dull and muted, but would it be enough. If he had to fight something, could he keep a strong grip?

He shook his head, trying to distract himself from the worry-

-and then the Sun Room itself gave him distraction enough. Lloyd's footsteps slowed, taking in the damage revealed by the flashlights. There were literal scorch marks on the floors, dark sweeping patches he'd thought were shadows at first, except there wasn't anything casting them. "What happened in here?" he asked uneasily, eyes darting around the darkened room for any sign of whatever had damaged the floor. Whatever - or whoever. Unbidden, a memory of a monster leaped to his mind. Lloyd had learned long ago that where there was one monster there were usually others, and this room wasn't all that far from where he, Ed, and Al had run into that shadow monster and its cat. Swallowing, he did his best to tighten his grip on his sword hilt. He'd have to be ready in case there was was still something here.

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...But more concerning than knowing the route was the Sun Room itself, as Zero was very quick to find out.

What the-? He halted at the doors immediately, briefly holding one arm out as a way to stop his allies in case they hadn't noticed right away. Something had been here - or, if they were unlucky, was still here. If the scorch marks all over the place were any clue, it had probably been a fire breathing monster of some kind, and it might have already gotten into a fight with some other prisoners. Just what they needed to deal with right now...

Zero scanned the room multiple times trying to see if he could spot any shapes that might be creatures rather than chairs, but wasn't able to see anything unusual. If the monster was still here, then it was good at hiding. But maybe they could slip past unnoticed if they were careful? Zero would prefer that, especially if it meant avoiding this unnecessary fight...

[From here, and I'm guessing for an altercation with Korra?]

While the Sun Room was quiet enough when Sora first stepped in, it was always like that. It tried to seem peaceful and calm, but that was only to make ambushing easier. It wasn't like this room was always guarded, but it was a safe bet that it would be tonight.

Sora's hunch was confirmed when he shone his flashlight around and realized there were markings on the ground, like it'd been burned. That wasn't a good sign. Trying to fight off fire wasn't an easy task, and burn wounds were no laughing matter either. Sora drew in a breath, scanning the area for any sign of an enemy...

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The Sun Room looked like someone had given plasma arcs to a team of new recruits. Scorch marks were everywhere, although nothing was on fire, and she didn't smell burnt flesh and hair. Or at least not enough to start looking for where the bodies had been stashed.

"Move," she hissed, and ran for the door to the library. It had been a long time since they'd last been caught in an ambush here, but their luck might have just run out.

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After the above fight is over...

passing through with permission!

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